The Abu Ghraib supplementary documents

By Alexander Cohen

WASHINGTON, October 8, 2004 — The military's mission at Abu Ghraib was inadequately planned almost from conception. It was subordinated to p

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"… ication of which documents would be declassified. …"

"… individuals and approved new harsh interrogation techniques. Incidents at Abu Ghraib and other locations have included sleep deprivation, hooding of prisoners, …"

"… tial six-month tours of duty. The Brigade’s 320th Battalion, assigned to Abu Ghraib under Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Phillabaum, had also already been investiga …"

"… choice.“Boots on the Ground”The 320th Battalion assumed operations at Abu Ghraib in July 2003, taking over from another MP unit. An investigative report fr …"

An interrogation role model

By Yossi Melman

U.S. picked up tactics — including torture — from Israeli intelligence

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"… Saddam fell."The U.S. Army officer formerly in charge of the now-infamous Abu Ghraib prison, Col. Janis Karpinski, told British Broadcasting Corp. radio in 200 …"

"… vious rank of brigadier general after the revelations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. "He said, 'Well, I do some of the interrogation here. I speak Arabic but …"

"… CI, the large American defense contractor that performed interrogations at Abu Ghraib.However, some of the techniques used by American interrogators — such as …"

U.S. treatment of detainees deplored

By Michael Bilton

Critics denounce 'waterboarding' and other interrogation techniques banned by Geneva Conventions

Excerpts from this story referencing "Abu Ghraib":

"… forefront in 2004 with publication of photographs showing prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq being systematically abused. The photos had a shocking impa …"

"… s — those believed to have knowledge of al Qaeda's inner workings — at Abu Ghraib were indeed kept hidden from the outside world. The CIA was able to interr …"

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Center hires R. Jeffrey Smith as national security editor

By Steve Carpinelli

Veteran Washington Post investigative reporter R. Jeffrey Smith has been named managing editor at the Center

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"… st with others for the Pulitzer Prize in national reporting in 2005 (about Abu Ghraib and military prisoner abuse)."Jeff Smith is one of the nation’s leading …"

The shadow Pentagon

By Dan Guttman

Private contractors play a huge role in basic government work—mostly out of public view

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"… ational and Titan were accused of taking part in the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. That the use of contractors on the battlefield and in nation building in …"

"… of government—must be performed by government officials. Yet in Iraq, at Abu Ghraib, where contractors were involved in interrogations and collecting intellig …"

"… ligence work—such as that assigned to contract employee interrogators at Abu Ghraib—is inherently governmental. A memo by the Assistant Secretary of the Arm …"

"… n.In Iraq, the Army engaged contractor employees for interrogation work at Abu Ghraib, disregarding its own determination that outsourcing such work poses risks …"